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[quote=Anonymous]We came from city public elementary/middle which I thought would be bar set low.  But we would get teachers calls and emails if kids would do poorly on assessments and would be invited to talk to teachers to set a plan to improve and know exactly where children need help or more advanced material.  I am surprised with the level of indifference and "cattle-like" experience from what was touted as top suburban publics in one of the top educated metro areas.  Classes are overcrowded and teachers seem overwhelmed and overloaded.  Grading is incredibly slow and it's hard to see if your kid is truly thriving or failing based on this info posted online, it's this unclear.  Not to mention try to get access to the information where exactly they need help.

I do see tons of test prep places of all kinds.  Is this what essentially becomes the necessary extension of school here? There is a lot of focus on sport, but we aren't a sports family, so it's like an alternative universe.  I don't see the academic culture, am I completely off base?[/quote]

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